Department of Telcommunications (DoT)
Sunil Mittal heaps praise on Modi government for ease of doing business as Bharti Airtel gets 5G bands within hours of payment
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has paid Rs 8,312.4 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions.
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DoT exempts handsets, smart watches from mandatory testing regime; addresses regulatory overlap
Sun, May 01, 2022
The exemptions on these widely-used products will reduce the compliance burden and will enable the industry to roll out their products faster, it said adding that the move will also reduce import delays.
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Telecom secretary asks C-DoT to work on 6G, launches Quantum Communication Lab
Sun, Oct 10, 2021
Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman has asked state-owned telecom research and development organisation C-DoT to start working on 6G and other futuristic technologies in order to catch up with the global market in time.
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DoT makes use of imported components in 25 telecom products eligible for public procurement
Thu, Sep 02, 2021
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a list of 25 telecom product segments, including satellite phones, broadband equipment, optical fibre cable etc, which will qualify as local products even if they use imported components for domestic manufacturing.
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Telcos pay over Rs 8,000 cr to govt in dues; DoT to write fresh letters to firms questioning AGR gap
Wed, Mar 04, 2020
Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio paid cumulative over Rs 6,000 crore to the government towards deferred spectrum dues and Tatas has deposited another Rs 2,000 crore for ad hoc statutory liabilities.
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Broadband subscriber base at 463.6 million in August-end: DoT
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
According to data released by the DoT on its website, the total number of telephones rose to 1,189.17 million, up 9.73 million over the previous month. Of this, wireline phone connections remained almost flat, while the wireless connections climbed 0.84 per cent month-on-month to almost 1,167 million.
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Upgrading SIM from 3G to 4G? Your consent is a must now
Tue, Aug 14, 2018
As per the new addition, the SIM can be activated only with a clear go-ahead from mobile users and on their request. Under the process, after receiving the request for SIM card upgradation, the telecom company will have to make an interactive voice response system (IVRS) call on the consumer's number and confirm whether he had requested the upgrade or not.
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